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Drug and alcohol use creates delicate dance between safety and accommodation, says Rudner in wake of recent ruling

by Todd Humber
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Addiction to drugs or alcohol constitutes a disability that needs to be accommodated by employers. But that duty to accommodate has its limits. “This does not mean they are free from any consequences ...

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Todd Humber is the publisher and editor-in-chief of HR Law Canada and its sister publication HR News Canada. Both media brands are published by North Wall Media.

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